Sports / Olympics

Wrestling can change, says new chief 18 Feb 2013 - 11:14 pm

BERLIN: Wrestling is ready to change and correct the mistakes that led to the sport’s surprise 2020 Olympic exit last week, interim international...

IOC plays down wrestling’s exit after uproar 13 Feb 2013 - 11:11 pm

LAUSANNE: The surprise recommendation to drop wrestling from the Olympics has angered athletes, officials and fans around the world and the International Olympic...

Pakistan close to an Olympic ban: IOC 13 Feb 2013 - 06:10 am

LAUSANNE: Pakistan could soon join neighbours India as Olympic outcasts with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) yesterday considering suspending the country over what...

IOC drops wrestling from 2020 Olympic Games 13 Feb 2013 - 06:08 am

LAUSANNE: Wrestling was in a state of shock after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) made a surprise recommendation yesterday to drop the sport...

I’ve been privileged, says Rogge 25 Jan 2013 - 11:45 pm

PARIS: International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge (pictured) said he had been privileged to be in charge of global sport’s most powerful body...

London Olympic Stadium to host Diamond League 25 Jan 2013 - 05:53 am

LONDON: The world’s top athletes will return to compete in London’s Olympic Stadium in July on the first anniversary of the opening of...

2020 Games trio prepare for IOC file delivery 06 Jan 2013 - 11:58 pm

PARIS: The three candidates to host the 2020 Olympics will take a huge step on the road to who will be designated the...

London inspires the world 23 Dec 2012 - 07:21 am

A file picture taken on July 2012, shows a general view of the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the...

London Games: Strange Facts 23 Dec 2012 - 07:14 am

n Of all medalists, women cried more than men - 25 percent as opposed to eight percent. Sixteen percent either bit or kissed...

Paralympics: London to host 2017 IPC worlds 20 Dec 2012 - 12:53 am

LONDON: London was rewarded for its successful organisation of the Paralympic Games yesterday when it was named as the host city of the...

Morozov gets life ban for doping 19 Dec 2012 - 04:23 am

MOSCOW: Former world youth race-walking champion Sergey Morozov has been given a life ban for breaking anti-doping regulations, the Russian athletics federation (VFLA)...

Britain eyes more medals in Rio after funding rise 19 Dec 2012 - 04:23 am

LONDON: Britain has targeted an improvement on its London 2012 medal haul in Rio in four years with UK Sport announcing an 11...

Olympics: London sets bar high for 2020 bid trio 14 Dec 2012 - 12:26 am

PARIS: The three candidates still standing to win the right to host the 2020 Olympics all acknowledge that they have a tough task...

Athletics: India orders fresh polls in athletics body 13 Dec 2012 - 08:31 am

NEW DELHI: India’s sports ministry yesterday asked the country’s athletics federation to hold fresh elections or face suspension, in the latest crackdown to...

Olympics: UK Sport to target medal hopes in Rio funding package 12 Dec 2012 - 12:50 am

LONDON: Britain will pump money into its most successful Olympic sports in a bid to match its London 2012 medal haul at the...

Wada official issues warning for drug cheats 11 Dec 2012 - 01:11 am

Doha: A World Anti Doping Agency (Wada) official has warned cheating athletes that performance-enhancing substances would easily be traced down through advanced detection...

Armstrong leads headline acts 11 Dec 2012 - 12:44 am

PARIS: Headline acts in 2012, the year of the Olympics and Euro 2012: INDIVIDUALS Lance Armstrong - Probably the greatest doping scandal as...

Baku to host first European Games in 2015 09 Dec 2012 - 01:17 am

Paris: The Azerbaijan capital Baku will host the inaugural European Games in 2015 it was announced in Rome yesterday after a motion to...